The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has awarded a $9.2 million grant to the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock for expansion and renovation including three new interactive exhibits. The museum will have to raise $3.5 million in matching money. Construction includes a new entrance from Clinton Avenue. The entrance now is from the lobby of the Museum Center, an office building that has a number of other tenants including the museum.

The foundation in 2006 gave more than $7 million to support a network of museums and education centers in Arkanas including the Museum of Discovery.

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The foundation’s assets come from the purchase of the Donrey Media company, started in Arkansas by the late Donald W. Reynolds, by the Stephens family of Little Rock.

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